New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-24
DYING BESIDE HER HUSBAND.
SAD END OF AN OLD COUPLE.


POsTMAN PINDs THE MAN DEAD on THE FLOOR
AND HIS CRAZY WIFE IysENsIBlE.
Letter Carrier Wood went into the hall Of the tenc
mcnt house No. 357 West siMccnfh-st. about 8
a. yesterday and shouted miller several times,
after lIcw wing his whistle. lie had somc letters fo-
James Miller, old real estate agent who had occu
pied rooms on the first floor If the house for about
three years I'm company with his crazy wife. Mr1.
Higgins and Mis-. hhcarn, who livcl upper hccrs
of the house. leaned the ralihgs Of tho landings.
What has become Of the Mcrs ~ Wood inquired.
Don't know. I haven't laid eyes cm for two
da%s - said Mrs Higgins.
Mrs Ahcarns " old man" had sccn Mcr on Wednes-
day The talk brought to the landings other occu-
pants Of the house Of whom had Miller In the
yard as late as Thursday morning. Wood tried tho
hall doors and found them locked. Then he went
into the yarl and looked into the kitchen through a
window that had no blinds lie back In the hall
again I'm less than minute. shouting Here Send
for the police. 1t looks II the old couple had been
murlorcd"
A policeman, who was called in haste broke open
the door. The floor Of the kitchen was strcwn with
broken chairs and cooking utensils In tho middle
lay the body Of the old real estate agent stretched
fiat his back, with a broken chair lying across the
legs. by the sid, Of the corpse hay Mrs. Frances
Miner, the crazy old wife, inscnsblc and apparently
dead. She was raised from the floor and placed on a
bed until ambulance could be summoned 10 take
her TO the New York Hospital
All lnNeHteatlon Dy inc ponce soon put an fI" W
all talk Of murder In the pockets OF the dead man
wero found checks and cash amounting to over $50,
and gold watch lay the kitchen mantcl. In tie
front room, where Miller had transacted his real cs-
tatc business. everything in OrCr. There was no
mark Of violence hi- body except a bruse ON tho
back Of his head Evidently he had fallen dead from
heart disease while preparing breakfast Thursday
morning Mr.. Miller had been orHy for several
years that no except lnr husband could undcrs and
her wants. lie said to hl, nelgbOrs that he and his
wife had lived happily together for nearly fifty years
and he would not fCrsakc her because she had lost
her reason
When the old man fell dead his wife did not know
enough to call I'm the ncghbOrs Tho sight of h,
dead body must la made her m1rr violent than
usu for time during which she scattered the Kitchen
furniture ahOGt the floor Then exhaustion must have
ovcrtaken her. She probably would have iccn dead
In a hours had not the letter carrier made
his discovery. IL said at the hospital later IN the
day that Mrs Miller was -till in-cn.lhlr aud profanity
would die In that condition. Mllcr'~ body was sent
To undcrtakcr's shop and prepared fer burial, y
order Of coroner. II not known that tie old
couple had relations living except sister ~ mo
old man WHO j. I'm l'cuusy yIvrnia -" V'-''' 81
couple few months ago and ono uf the letters thas
wood carried - the house tr-trrud, Nd ,..a o. o..
Paper, and books in 'lllcrs dck ndcl,d tla hc Lad
property enongh To support himself and wifr In com
paraiivc comfort. \ Telegram wa sent yesterday 10
his Sister In Penny ylvania informing her oi his dea'h'